DAC 2006: As the world turns, the pendulum swings

Once again Peggy tell us a human story from a technology conference. Thumbs up.

Ronald(Unregistered)10/09/08 03:03 PM

Once again Peggy tell us a human story from a technology conference. Thumbs up.

Robi(Unregistered)10/09/08 03:03 PM

Great point to Cremonesi's from STMicrolectronics. His energy and vision made the keynote at DAC very effective and successful.

jwill(Unregistered)10/09/08 03:03 PM

Some good journalism. Maybe a few too many excuses.I missed DAC this year, so I appreciated thearticle greatly. One thing missing was an analysis ofthe apparently declining attendance. Can (or should) thisbe reversed? Do we need big meetings, live, inthe shadowy world of the living web?I really don't think the heat wave was a concern to thosemeeting in air-conditioned meeting rooms, or travellingin air-conditioned trains. What did it add?And, so far as the violence in the Middle East is concerned,why bother with it in a DAC opinion article?Unending war has been a way of life in those parts for centuries;it's described in the Bible back to about 1000 BC; so, why shouldit be considered newsworthy? The number of active participantsso far has been less than this year's DAC attendance. Let them be.One side thinks it's still 800 BC; the other, 800 AD. They'll justcontinue to cancel to a big ZERO, peacewise, until they learn better.The concern expressed in the DAC article did nothing to help anyoneand should be taken for granted as shared by any civilized person.

jwill(Unregistered)10/09/08 03:03 PM

Some good journalism. Maybe a few too many excuses.I missed DAC this year, so I appreciated thearticle greatly. One thing missing was an analysis ofthe apparently declining attendance. Can (or should) thisbe reversed? Do we need big meetings, live, inthe shadowy world of the living web?I really don't think the heat wave was a concern to thosemeeting in air-conditioned meeting rooms, or travellingin air-conditioned trains. What did it add?And, so far as the violence in the Middle East is concerned,why bother with it in a DAC opinion article?Unending war has been a way of life in those parts for centuries;it's described in the Bible back to about 1000 BC; so, why shouldit be considered newsworthy? The number of active participantsso far has been less than this year's DAC attendance. Let them be.One side thinks it's still 800 BC; the other, 800 AD. They'll justcontinue to cancel to a big ZERO, peacewise, until they learn better.The concern expressed in the DAC article did nothing to help anyoneand should be taken for granted as shared by any civilized person.

Phil Nigh(Unregistered)10/09/08 03:03 PM

Peggy,I disagree with one of your comments. Now is a great time for females who are interested in IC/EDA industry. Semiconductor companies love to hire females. I've been on recruiting visits ... e.g., with Bill Joyner's SRC group ... and I see IC companies really favoring female engineers. (I tried to avoid other jargon ... like 'jump all over them'...) I agree with this approach.I think the issue (which industry can also help with) is ensuring females are studying semiconductor & EDA areas at university as an undergraduate.Again, for females who want to work in IC industry/EDA -- now is a great time.I'm a normal engineer ... not recruiter or anthing else.Regards,Phil Nigh